did you get the color or type? no i was not close enough to be able to tell. then they warned of the danger of others flying around them. a report of a drone. you might see that. we re probably considerably higher than he was, but we re watching out for it. derner said without a doubt, this was a close call. he explains a drone flying within 100 feet of the plane can easily get sucked into an engine or worse. these drones are made with aircraft aluminum similar to the aircraft that it s about to strike. going into an engine can destroy an engine. going into the cockpit window can injure a pilot or even kill a pilot. scares like the one at jfk happen more often than you think. the faa reports at least two drone incidents each day. that s an average of 60 close calls each month. in the cases of delta flight 407
he explains a drone flying within 100 feet of a plane can easily get sucked into an engine or worse. these drones are made with aircraft aluminum, similar to the aircraft it is about to strike. going into an engine can destroy an engine or going into the cockpit window can injure or kill a pilot. scares like this happen more often than you think. they report 25 drone incidents each month. in the case of delta flight 407, the plane landed safely. they are now investigating the incident. a drone is not supposed to fly above 400 feet or get within five miles of a commercial airport. they are looking for whoever operated this drone. they could face federal charges. christie? let s bring in mary schiavo now. she is a cnn aviation analyst and former inspector general. good to have you back.